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GEOMETRY (QUESTION BANK)

Std. : X

Ch. : 1

Q. 1

Attempt the following questions : (ANY FIVE)

(5)

1)

In ABC AC2 = AB2 + BC2. If AC2 = 25 and AB2 = 16 then find BC.

2)

In ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = 6cm and DC = 4 cm. find A(ABD) :
A(ADC).
In PQR, ray PS is bisector of QPR. Write the property of angle bisector for the given
figure
P

3)

4)

Line PQ perpendicular bisector of seg AB at point M. Find AMP + BMP = ?

5)

From the adjoining figure write :

A ( ABD )
A ( ABC )

6)
7)

In ABC, AB = 3cm , BC = 5cm and AC = 4cm. State the vertex of the triangle which
contains the right angle.
M
In LMN, LM = 6 3 .Find MN
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30

L
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8)

ABC DEF, A (ABC) = 2A (DEF). Find

AB
DE

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9)

ABC ~ DBA. If BC x DB = 16 find AB.

10)

In ABC, B = 90o, AB = 4, AC = 8, BC = 4 3 Find m A

A

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Q. 2
1)
2)

3)

Attempt the following sub - questions : (ANY FOUR)

The corresponding altitudes of two similar triangles are 6cm and 9cm respectively. Find the
ratio of their areas.
A lader 13 m long reaches a window 12 m above the ground. Find the distance of the foot of
the ladder from the base of the wall.
B
In the figure ML | | BC and NL | | DC. Prove that

AM AN

AB AD

M
A

L
N

4)

D
Find the value of x in the following figure, if line l is parallel to one of the sides of the given
triangle.
B

6
P
3

A
5)
6)
7)

(8)

A ladder 10m long reaches a window 8m above the ground. Find the distance of the foot of
the ladder from the base of the wall.
The ratio of the areas of two triangle with equal height is 3 : 2. The base of the larger
T
triangle is 18 cm. Find the corresponding base of the smaller triangle.
In the following figure, RP : PK = 3:2. Find the value of A(TRP) : A (TPK).

R
3

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PR 2 PS

In the figure below, PRQ = 90 , seg RS seg PQ. P.T.

QR 2 QS
R
o

9)

A triangle ABC with sides AB = 6cm, BC=12cm and AC=8cm is enlarged to PQR such
that its largest side is 18 cm. Find the ratio and hence find the length of the remaining sides
of PQR.

10)

Areas of two similar triangles are 36cm2 and 100cm2. If the length of a side of the larger
triangle is 20cm, find the length of the corres ponding side of the smaller triangle.

Q. 3
1)

Solve the following sub - questions: (ANY THREE)

In the adjoining figure ABCD is a square. The BCE is on side BC and ACF on the
1
diagonal AC are similar to each other. Then show that A (BCE) = A (ACF).
2
F

A
2)

In the following figure, points A, B, and C are on seg OP, seg OQ and seg OR respectively,
such that AB || PQ and AC || PR. Show that BC || QR.

Q
B

P
A

C
R

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3)

A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 cm long on the ground. At the same time a
tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.

4)

In ABC, AP is a median. If AP = 7, AB2 + AC2 = 260, then find BC.

5)

ABC is an equilateral triangle. seg AX is the perpendicular drawn from A on the side BC.
Show that AB = 2 BX

6)

E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles ABC with AB = AC. If AD BC and EF

AC. Prove that ABD ~ ECF.
A

E
7)

In the figure PQR = 90o. T is the mid-point of side QR. Prove that PR2 = 4PT2 = 3PQ2.

8)
Q. 4
1)

R
T
The sides of the smaller triangle out of the two similar triangles are 4, 5, and 6. If the perimeter
of the larger triangle is 90, then what are the length of the sides of the larger triangle ?
Attempt the following sub - questions: (ANY TWO)
Two poles of height a meters and b meters are p metres apart. Prove that the height h of
the point of intersection N of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite
ab
pole is a b metres.

D
B
N

a
h

C
x

y
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Smaller diagonal BD of a parallelogram ABCD is perpendicular to the sides AB and CD.

Prove : AC2 - BD2 = 4 AB2.
D
C

A
3)

ABC is a right angled triangle A = 90o. A circle is inscribed in it. The lengths of the sides
containing the right angle are 6 cm and 8 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
C

A
4)
5)

Prove that, three times the squares of any side of an equilateral triangle is equal to four times
the square of an altitude.
In ABC, ray AD is the bisector of exterior PAC which intersect the side BC in point D.
Prove that

6)

AB BD

.
AC BC

From the information given in the figure, show that PM = PN = 3 . a. Where QR = a.

P

S
a

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Solve the following Questions: (ANY TWO)

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If in ABC, seg AD is the median, then prove that AB2 + AC2 = 2AD2 + 2BD2.
A

2)
3)

C
E
D
Using the basic proportionality theorem, prove that the line loining the mid points of any two
sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side.
In ABC, seg AB = seg AC and P is any point on side AC. Through the point C a line is
drawn to intersect BP produced in the point Q such that ABQ = ACQ. Prove ACQ
1
BAC
2
In an equilateral triangle ABC, the side BC is trisected at D. Prove that 9AD2 = 7AB2.

= 90o +
4)

(Hint : Draw AE BC)

DE

5)

ABC, ABC = 135o. Prove that AC2 = AB2 + BC2 + 4A (ABC)

6)

If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is parallel to the third
side.
In each of these figures, an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse. The lengths of different segment
are marked in each figure. Determine the values of x, y, z in each case.

7)

4
D

x
y

C
z
Prove that the sum of the sequares of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the sum of the squares
of its diagonals.
B

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